Rethinking park protection: treading the uncommon ground of environmental beliefs

Will LaPage is one of the most provocative thinkers of our time on the issue of parks and protected areas, and does so from a background in the field for more than 50 years. He provides a framework for reconsidering the nature of parks and protected areas as assets, not extras, and inherent to the health of society--who we ultimately are as citizens. This book needs to be required reading for park management professionals from practitioners to researchers, as well as students studying the management of these valuable assets.

I believe that Will LaPage is the strongest advocate voice for parks today. In his latest Rethinking Park Protection he makes his strongest case yet to convince us to believe in our parks as social assets, a critical and significant component of our lives. I believe that this is a must read for every student, whether in an academic institution or on an intellectual sojourn. It is an outstanding assessment of our beliefs of our need for parks.